Leukemia Flashcards
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Causes of leukemia
Epidemiology
Viruses
Genetics
Radiation
Classification of leukemia
Accdg to duration of dse Accdg to no of wbc Accdg to wbc specific type Accdg to age Fab classification
Survival rate of the patient
Accdg to duration of dse
High percentage of young forms or blast cells
Acute leukemia
Survival rate of acyte leukemia
Days to 6 months
Acute leukemia is characterized by the ff
Sudden onset of dse Rapidly developing anemia High fever Thrombocytopenia Hemorrhages
Characterized by the presence of slightly differentiated cells
Subacute leukemia
Survival rate of subacute leukemia
6-1yr
Characterized bu predominance of old forms
Chronic leukemia
Fatal systemic dse characterized by an excessive proloferation of wbc producing cells such that cell show a different degree of immaturity so therefore this is considered malignant growth of cells
Leukemia
Survival rate of chronic leukemia
1yr to several years
Chronic leukemia is characterized by what
Gradual onset
General body weakness
East fatigability
Bones that is tender to pressure due to leukemic reaction
What are accdg to wbc specific type
Acute monocyticleukemia and chronic monocyticleukemia
Predominance of monocytic myeloblast
Acute monocyticleukemia
Predominance of pld and mature monocyte
Chronic monocytic leukemia
Chronic monocytic leukemia categorized as
Nageli and schillings
Resembles granulocytic leukemia due to the presence of myeloid cells
Naegli type monocytic leukemia or M4
True monocyticleukemia
Schillings type
Accdg to number of wbc
Leukemic leukemia
Subleukemic leukemia
Aleukemic leukemia
Predominance of blast cells wbc ct of more than 15,000mm3
Leukemic leukemia
Predominance of the old form dec 15,000mm3
Aleukemic leukemia
Slightly differentiated cells dec wbc ct 15,000mm3
Subleukemic leukemia
Predominance of eos, baso, and neutrophil. Characterized by presence of philadelphia chromosome 22
Chronic myelocytic leukemia
Predominance of young forms rbc
Erythremicmyelosis di gugliemos disease